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...Young said that one of his most significant accomplishments in Newton was his effort to guarantee academic excellence in all of the schools across the city. The challenge, he said, was standardizing the district’s curriculum without inhibiting teachers’ creativity...
...hard thing to do because it was a major change, and it was a major change that many teachers were uncomfortable with,” said Susan R. Heyman, a member of the Newton Public School Committee...
...Heyman added that she thought Young handled the challenge well, saying that although Newton does have standardized curricula, it has not become “a school system that just [teaches] on the textbook...
...Geoff N. Epstein, another member of the Newton School Committee, said Young also had success in improving Newton’s special education programs...
...Young, who defended Newton’s math and science programs, pointed out that “the great challenge that Newton faces is a budgetary one”—one that, according to Epstein, Young will not face in Cambridge...